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Articles for Metropole

With a new orchestral album, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air
4 months, 3 weeks ago

With a new orchestral album, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air

NPR  

With a new orchestral album, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air toggle caption Jeff Berlin On a recent Friday evening, a hooded figure in dark sunglasses climbed the pulpit at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles. But now, Cole had given himself a new musical challenge, which might be best described by the tagline he included on …

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With new orchestral music, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air
4 months, 4 weeks ago

With new orchestral music, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air

NPR  

With new orchestral music, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with drummer and composer Louis Cole about the new sounds he brought to his latest album. He's picked up a couple Grammy nominations and drawn the admiration and awe of people like Thundercat, who has a song called, "I Love Louis Cole." COLE: And …

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Dutch orchestras both missed out on Grammy Awards
11 months ago

Dutch orchestras both missed out on Grammy Awards

NL Times  

The Metropole Orkest and the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest left the Grammy Awards empty handed on Sunday night. They were up against stiff competition, with Mingus Big Band, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society and the Chick Corea Symphony Tribute also winning nominations. SZA, the big favorite with nine nominations, also took home three Grammys and Phoebe Bridgers became the artist with …

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Metropole Orchestra recording in small teams to create Liberation Day concert
4 years, 8 months ago

Metropole Orchestra recording in small teams to create Liberation Day concert

NL Times  

As a replacement for the annual Liberation Day concert on the Amstel on May 5, broadcaster NOS has collaborated with the National Committee for 4 and 5 May to produce a show from the renowned Carré theater in Amsterdam. But to produce the recordings, the Metropole Orchestra still has to maintain the social distancing requirements in place in the Netherlands …

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How Hong Kong Beat SARS: Lessons Learned
4 years, 11 months ago

How Hong Kong Beat SARS: Lessons Learned

NPR  

How Hong Kong Beat SARS: Lessons Learned Enlarge this image toggle caption Bobby Yip/Reuters Bobby Yip/Reuters As the new coronavirus outbreak spreads around the world, Hong Kong is bracing for a possible surge in cases. "Because in Hong Kong, after the SARS epidemic, the government deliberately invested heavily in infectious disease research capacity." "Certainly in the universities in Hong Kong, …

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Trump-Kim summit in Vietnam: All the latest updates
5 years, 10 months ago

Trump-Kim summit in Vietnam: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

Pyongyang seeks partial, not total, sanctions relief in exchange for closing its main nuclear plant, says N Korean FM. Analyst: US, N Korea must ‘quickly, publicly’ reaffirm commitment to diplomacy Mintaro Oba, a former US diplomat, cautions against “overstating the negative significance” of the no-deal summit between Trump and Kim in Hanoi. ‘Impossible to solve in one go’: China, Russia …

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Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi: A tour of the historic Hanoi hotel where Trump and Kim are meeting
5 years, 10 months ago

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi: A tour of the historic Hanoi hotel where Trump and Kim are meeting

CNN  

CNN — The capital of Vietnam Is abuzz as the second summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un kicks off in the city, with the pair meeting February 27-28. Once again, as was the case with last year’s summit in Singapore, neither leader is staying at the venue of the actual meetings – in this case, the …

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Trump-Kim Vietnam Summit: US president, North Korean leader to meet in Hanoi's Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel; all about the venue
5 years, 10 months ago

Trump-Kim Vietnam Summit: US president, North Korean leader to meet in Hanoi's Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel; all about the venue

Firstpost  

The Metropole has been in operation since 1901, making it Vietnam’s oldest continuously operating hotel. It was originally built by French investors and has hosted many famous guests over the years, including Charlie Chaplin and British writer W Somerset Maugham US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet at the Sofitel Legend Metropole in Hanoi, a …

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President Trump’s summit with Kim Jong Un ends with no agreement; White House says ‘talks to continue’
5 years, 10 months ago

President Trump’s summit with Kim Jong Un ends with no agreement; White House says ‘talks to continue’

LA Times  

Vietnamese security personnel stand guard outside the North Korean embassy in Hanoi, ahead of the second U.S.-North Korean summit. A worker helps arrange American and Vietnamese flags before Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh arrive for a meeting Feb. 26 in Hanoi President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force …

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